Teñir

to dye

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

teñir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

teñiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

teñido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teño I dye	I dye
tú	teñes you dye	you dye
él/ella/usted	teñe he/she/you dyes	he/she/you dyes
nosotros	teñimos we dye	we dye
vosotros	teñís you all dye	you all dye
ellos/ustedes	teñen they/you all dye	they/you all dye

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teñía I used to dye	I used to dye
tú	teñías you used to dye	you used to dye
él/ella/usted	teñía he/she/you used to dye	he/she/you used to dye
nosotros	teñíamos we used to dye	we used to dye
vosotros	teñíais you all used to dye	you all used to dye
ellos/ustedes	teñían they/you all used to dye	they/you all used to dye

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teñí I dyed	I dyed
tú	teñiste you dyed	you dyed
él/ella/usted	teñió he/she/you dyed	he/she/you dyed
nosotros	teñimos we dyed	we dyed
vosotros	teñisteis you all dyed	you all dyed
ellos/ustedes	teñieron they/you all dyed	they/you all dyed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teñiré I will dye	I will dye
tú	teñirás you will dye	you will dye
él/ella/usted	teñirá he/she/you will dye	he/she/you will dye
nosotros	teñiremos we will dye	we will dye
vosotros	teñiréis you all will dye	you all will dye
ellos/ustedes	teñirán they/you all will dye	they/you all will dye

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teñiría I would dye	I would dye
tú	teñirías you would dye	you would dye
él/ella/usted	teñiría he/she/you would dye	he/she/you would dye
nosotros	teñiríamos we would dye	we would dye
vosotros	teñiríais you all would dye	you all would dye
ellos/ustedes	teñirían they/you all would dye	they/you all would dye

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teña that I dye	that I dye
tú	teñas that you dye	that you dye
él/ella/usted	teña that he/she/you dye	that he/she/you dye
nosotros	teñamos that we dye	that we dye
vosotros	teñáis that you all dye	that you all dye
ellos/ustedes	teñan that they/you all dye	that they/you all dye

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	teñiera or teñiese that I dyed	that I dyed
tú	teñieras or teñieses that you dyed	that you dyed
él/ella/usted	teñiera or teñiese that he/she/you dyed	that he/she/you dyed
nosotros	teñiéramos or teñiésemos that we dyed	that we dyed
vosotros	teñierais or teñieseis that you all dyed	that you all dyed
ellos/ustedes	teñieran or teñiesen that they/you all dyed	that they/you all dyed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he teñido I have dyed	I have dyed
tú	has teñido you have dyed	you have dyed
él/ella/usted	ha teñido he/she/you have dyed	he/she/you have dyed
nosotros	hemos teñido we have dyed	we have dyed
vosotros	habéis teñido you all have dyed	you all have dyed
ellos/ustedes	han teñido they/you all have dyed	they/you all have dyed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había teñido I had dyed	I had dyed
tú	habías teñido you had dyed	you had dyed
él/ella/usted	había teñido he/she/you had dyed	he/she/you had dyed
nosotros	habíamos teñido we had dyed	we had dyed
vosotros	habíais teñido you all had dyed	you all had dyed
ellos/ustedes	habían teñido they/you all had dyed	they/you all had dyed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube teñido I had dyed	I had dyed
tú	hubiste teñido you had dyed	you had dyed
él/ella/usted	hubo teñido he/she/you had dyed	he/she/you had dyed
nosotros	hubimos teñido we had dyed	we had dyed
vosotros	hubisteis teñido you all had dyed	you all had dyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron teñido they/you all had dyed	they/you all had dyed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré teñido I will have dyed	I will have dyed
tú	habrás teñido you will have dyed	you will have dyed
él/ella/usted	habrá teñido he/she/you will have dyed	he/she/you will have dyed
nosotros	habremos teñido we will have dyed	we will have dyed
vosotros	habréis teñido you all will have dyed	you all will have dyed
ellos/ustedes	habrán teñido they/you all will have dyed	they/you all will have dyed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría teñido I would have dyed	I would have dyed
tú	habrías teñido you would have dyed	you would have dyed
él/ella/usted	habría teñido he/she/you would have dyed	he/she/you would have dyed
nosotros	habríamos teñido we would have dyed	we would have dyed
vosotros	habríais teñido you all would have dyed	you all would have dyed
ellos/ustedes	habrían teñido they/you all would have dyed	they/you all would have dyed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya teñido that I have dyed	that I have dyed
tú	hayas teñido that you have dyed	that you have dyed
él/ella/usted	haya teñido that he/she/you have dyed	that he/she/you have dyed
nosotros	hayamos teñido that we have dyed	that we have dyed
vosotros	hayáis teñido that you all have dyed	that you all have dyed
ellos/ustedes	hayan teñido that they/you all have dyed	that they/you all have dyed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera teñido that I had dyed	that I had dyed
tú	hubieras teñido that you had dyed	that you had dyed
él/ella/usted	hubiera teñido that he/she/you had dyed	that he/she/you had dyed
nosotros	hubiéramos teñido that we had dyed	that we had dyed
vosotros	hubierais teñido that you all had dyed	that you all had dyed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran teñido that they/you all had dyed	that they/you all had dyed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	teñe	dye! (you)
usted	teña	dye! (you formal)
nosotros	teñamos	let's dye!
vosotros	teñid	dye! (you all)
ustedes	teñan	dye! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no teñas	don't dye! (you)
usted	no teña	don't dye! (you formal)
nosotros	no teñamos	let's not dye!
vosotros	no teñáis	don't dye! (you all)
ustedes	no teñan	don't dye! (you all)

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